"for 1970's ""Loretta Lynn Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em"". ""What Makes Me Tick"" was recorded on December 22, 1969, while ""Any One, Any Worse, Any Where"" and ""Another Man Loved Me Last Night"" were recorded on December 23, 1969. Coal Miner's Daughter (album) Coal Miner's Daughter is the fifteenth studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on December 28, 1970, by Decca Records. The title song, ""Coal Miner's Daughter"", about Lynn's upbringing, would become her signature song. The album and song's title would be used for the name of Lynn's best-selling autobiography as well as"
"the Billboard Country Chart in 1970, and the album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" tells the story of Lynn's life growing up in rural Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. The song became her first single to chart on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, peaking at No. 83. She had a series of singles that charted low on the Hot 100 between 1970 and 1975. The song ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" later served as the impetus for the best-selling autobiography (1976) and the Oscar-winning biopic, both of which share the song's title. In 1973 ""Rated ""X"""" peaked at No. 1"
"Coal Miner's Daughter (song) ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" is an autobiographical 1969 country music song written and performed by Loretta Lynn. Released in 1970, the song became Lynn's signature song, one of the genre's most widely known songs, and provided the basis for both her autobiography and a movie on her life. ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" tells the story of her life growing up ""in a cabin on a hill in Butcher Holler"", while her father, Melvin ""Ted"" Webb, worked all night in the Van Lear coal mine. The song depicts the real story of Lynn's life growing up in rural Kentucky,"
"provide a better understanding of Lynn, and led to the widespread fascination with her life story. The song was listed at No. 185 on RIAA's list of ""Songs of the Century"" and was also listed in 2003's TV special at No. 13 on ""CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music"". In 2010 the Library of Congress put ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" on the National Recording Registry. Few singers have released cover versions of Lynn's hit, as it is a biographical song about Lynn's life. However, there have been several karaoke sing-along versions made in the past ten years. The most famous"
"nobody. I love these people"", she told Toadvine. In 1979, she became the spokesperson for Procter & Gamble's Crisco oil and did TV commercials and print ads for them for a decade, ending in 1989. Because of her dominant hold on the 1970s, Lynn was named the ""Artist of the Decade"" by the Academy of Country Music. She is the only woman to win this honor. On March 5, 1980, the film ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" debuted in Nashville and soon became the No. 1 box office hit in the United States. Lynn crossed over from country music superstar to American"
"charts. Upon its release in 1969, ""Back in Baby's Arms"" reached a peak of #12 on the ""Billboard Magazine"" Top Country Albums chart. In 1980 ""Back in Baby's Arms"" was part of the soundtrack for the Loretta Lynn biopic ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" and was sung by Beverly D'Angelo who was portraying Patsy Cline and Sissy Spacek who was portraying Loretta Lynn. Back in Baby's Arms Back in Baby's Arms is the thirteenth studio album by American country artist Connie Smith. The album was released in October 1969 and was produced by Bob Ferguson. It was Smith's third and final album"
"name was also released in 1970, and despite the fact that the title track was the lone single, ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" became quite successful. ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" served as the name of Lynn's 1976 autobiography, ""Coal Miner's Daughter: The Autobiography"", which Lynn co-wrote. The song title also served as the name of Lynn's 1980 biographical motion picture on her life, ""Coal Miner's Daughter"". The movie starred actress Sissy Spacek as Lynn and Tommy Lee Jones as Lynn's husband. The film's soundtrack featured Spacek singing all of Lynn's hits sung in the movie, including ""Coal Miner's Daughter"". ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" helped"
"appearances as themselves. A film on Lynn's life was intended to be made since the release of the biography. Production for the film began on March 1979 and Lynn herself chose Spacek to portray her on screen after seeing a photograph of her, despite being unfamiliar with her films. The film's featured all Lynn's hit singles which were all sung by Spacek, as well as Patsy Cline's ""Sweet Dreams"" sung by D'Angelo. The soundtrack reached the top 40 in the U.S. on the Billboard 200 and sold over 500,000 copies, thus being certified gold by the RIAA. ""Coal Miner's Daughter"""
"her to the attention of Nashville producer Owen Bradley, who signed Lynn to Decca Records in 1961. Under the new label, Lynn would become one of the most successful female country artists of the decade. The song was brought to international attention in Lynn's Academy Award-winning biopic ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" (1980). The film specifically-chronicled how the Lynn's self-promoted ""I'm a Honky Tonk Girl"" by traveling to individual radio stations and convincing programmers to play the record. Critics and writers have since described its promotion with praise. Robert K. Oermann of ""Finding Her Voice: The History of Women in Country Music"""
"image, overwork, and trying to keep her marriage and family together cause Loretta a nervous breakdown, which she suffers onstage at the beginning of a concert. After a year off at her ranch, in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, Loretta goes back on the road, returning to establish herself as the ""First Lady of Country Music."" The film closes with Loretta recounting the story of her life through her 1970 hit song, ""Coal Miner's Daughter"", to a sold-out audience. Lynn personally chose Spacek to portray her, making the decision based on a photograph of the actress despite being unfamiliar with her films,"
"called the story of ""Honky Tonk Girl""'s promotion ""astonishing"". Kurt Wolff of the book ""Country Music: The Rough Guide"" commented that the Lynn's ""adopted a grassroots approach"" when releasing the single. Various music artists have covered ""I'm a Honky Tonk Girl"". Actress Sissy Spacek recorded a version of ""Honky Tonk Girl"" for Lynn's 1980 film biopic ""Coal Miner's Daughter"". Spacek also appears in the film performing the song. In 1982 British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello included a cover version of the song on his 1982 extended play release ""I'm Your Toy"". American country artist Lee Ann Womack recorded the song for"
"on the Way""), double standards for men and women (""Rated 'X'""), and being widowed by the draft during the Vietnam War (""Dear Uncle Sam""). Country music radio stations often refused to play her music, banning nine of her songs, but Lynn pushed on to become one of country music's legendary artists. She and contemporaries like Tammy Wynette provided a template for female country music artists to follow. Her best-selling 1976 autobiography, ""Coal Miner's Daughter"", was made into an Academy Award–winning film of the same title in 1980, starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones, with Spacek winning the Academy Award"
"the album the second best of 2004. It won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album of the Year. Late in 2010, Sony Music released a new album, titled """", featuring stars like Reba McEntire, Faith Hill, Paramore, and Carrie Underwood performing Loretta's classic hits over the past 50 years. The CD produced a Top 10 music video hit on GAC with the lead single, ""Coal Miner's Daughter"", that Lynn recorded with Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow. The single cracked the Billboard singles chart making Lynn the only female Country artist to chart in six decades. In May 2010 Lynn"
"Patton (""“Mistress”""); child murderer Susan Smith (“""Paper Gown""”); American painter Walter Inglis Anderson (“""Tales of the Islander""”); Mae Frances Moultrie, one of the 1961 Freedom Riders (“""White Dress""”); Jeremy Davidson, a child killed during an Appalachian mountaintop removal mining incident (""“Black Mountain Lullaby”""); and Marion King, who suffered a miscarriage after being beaten by deputy sheriff in Georgia during the Albany Movement (“""Camilla""”). Caroline Herring Caroline Herring is an American folk and country singer, songwriter and musician. Born in Canton, Mississippi, Herring now lives in Decatur with her husband and two children. She started singing professionally when she was a"
"Free"" in a public service campaign to discourage the chaining of dogs outside. Studio albums Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (née Webb; born April 14, 1932) is an American country music singer-songwriter with multiple gold albums in a career spanning almost 60 years. She is famous for hits such as ""You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)"", ""Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)"", ""One's on the Way"", ""Fist City"", and ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name. Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in"
"the home of the legendary country music entertainer Loretta Lynn and her family. Loretta Lynn currently owns the entire historic district, with the exception of the public cemetery. The unincorporated Hurricane Mills community, including most of the resources in this historic district, has been used as a background set in numerous entertainment productions, including country music videos, television commercials and specials, and country music album covers. Hurricane Mills was also featured prominently in the Oscar-winning movie ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" (1980). Hurricane Mills has been a popular site for outdoor recreation for the local community since its establishment; however, this property,"
"1981. Mostly as an independent artist, Oxford has continued to record new material. Oxford's classic recordings have been reissued by numerous labels including a comprehensive box set from Bear Family Records and some compilations from Westside UK and the Morello label, which is a division of UK-based Cherry Red Records. As an actor, Oxford has appeared in several films including ""The Thing Called Love"" starring River Phoenix and ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" (film), a 1980 film about American singer Loretta Lynn, who was portrayed by actress Sissy Spacek. Vernon Oxford Vernon Oxford (born June 8, 1941, Rogers, Arkansas) is an American"
"Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain (born March 26, 1956) is an American country music singer, best known for string of country hits during the 1980s. McClain's biggest hits include ""Who's Cheatin' Who,"" ""Sleepin' with the Radio On,"" and ""Radio Heart."" McClain was born March 26, 1956. The nickname ""Charly"" would come from the neighborhood friends that she played with as a child. McClain would later go on to use it when she began her career playing hotel lounges. Her first experience recording was when father Niles had tuberculosis when she was eight. As she was under age to comply with"
"in 1984 and shouldn't be confused with this one)"". In 2007, the song was covered by English alternative band Apartment. Willie Nelson himself has also recorded several versions of the song over the years including a trio version with Elvis Costello and Diana Krall. Additionally, it was covered by the Kidneythieves and co-released on the ""Bride of Chucky"" soundtrack. In 1980 ""Crazy"" was part of the soundtrack for the Loretta Lynn biography ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" and was sung by Beverly D'Angelo who was portraying Patsy Cline. Norah Jones recorded live in Chicago, House of Blues, April 16, 2002. Canadian country"
"temptress). However, fans quickly reacted to the song with praise and turned the song into one of country music's iconic hits. Lynn recorded ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" in October 1969, but the song's release was delayed until October 1970. The song slowly climbed the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart during the latter half of the year, and reached No. 1 on December 19 for a single week. In addition to reaching No. 1 on the Country charts, ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" also was Lynn's first single to chart on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, peaking at No. 83. An album of the same"
"American Son (album) American Son is a studio album by American country rock musician Levon Helm, who is most famous for his work as drummer for the rock group the Band. It was released in October 1980 on MCA Records and was Helm's third studio album. It has been generally considered Levon Helm's best solo work until the release of ""Dirt Farmer"" in 2007. Helm played the part of Loretta Lynn's father in 1980 film ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" and was asked to record a version of Bill Monroe's ""Blue Moon of Kentucky"" for the film's soundtrack. The session went well,"
"Milsap, Eddie Rabbitt, and Linda Ronstadt were some of the other artists who also found success on both the country and pop charts with their records as well. The most successful of the female artist in the 1970s was Loretta Lynn, releasing her best selling album ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" in 1970. She gained a total of seven number one albums, and 20 number one hit singles including her biggest hit single, 1970s ""Coal Miner's Daughter,"" which went on to sell more than 500,000 copies to date. Several of Lynn's siblings gained national recording contracts, and it was her youngest sister,"
"of slipping into a part, letting it take over her. She's got a wider range than any young actress I know."" Spacek also helped finance David Lynch's directorial debut, ""Eraserhead"" (1977) and is thanked in the credits of the film. Spacek began the 1980s with an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" (1980), in which she played country music star Loretta Lynn, who selected her for the role. In the film, both she and Beverly D'Angelo, who played Patsy Cline, performed their own singing. Film critic Roger Ebert has credited the movie's success ""to"
"#32. On the 2010 CMA Awards Loretta Lynn was honored for her 50-year career and the three women performed ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" on the awards telecast. Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn is a tribute album compiled by various music artists that is dedicated to country music icon Loretta Lynn. It was released in the United States on November 9, 2010 through Columbia Records. The release celebrates Lynn's 50th anniversary in the music industry. The album features cover songs from Lynn's back catalogue by various artists, including a duet on"
"The Karen Carpenter Story The Karen Carpenter Story is an American made-for-television biographical film about singer Karen Carpenter and the brother-and-sister pop music duo of which she was a part, the Carpenters. The film aired on CBS on January 1, 1989. Directed by Joseph Sargent, it starred Cynthia Gibb as Karen Carpenter, and Mitchell Anderson as her brother, Richard Carpenter, who served as a producer for the film as well as of the musical score. The movie begins with the collapse of Karen Carpenter in the closet of her parents' home in Downey, California, on February 4, 1983. She is"
"recently, it is the title song for Netflix’s ""The Ranch"", a show about the ups and downs of a family of ranchers in Colorado. Members of the Western Writers of America chose the song as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. The narrator warns mothers not to let their children become cowboys because of the tough and busy life of cowboy culture. Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson covered the song on their 1978 duet album ""Waylon & Willie"". This rendition peaked at No. 1 in March 1978, spending four weeks atop the country music charts. It"
"topic was off limits, as long as it spoke to other women, and many of her songs were autobiographical. In 1976, she released her autobiography, ""Coal Miner's Daughter"", with the help of writer George Vecsey. It became a #1 bestseller, making Lynn the first country music artist to make ""The New York Times"" Best Seller list. This opened a flood gate of country artists who followed with books. By the early 1980s Lynn became the first American female recording artist to chart over fifty top ten hits. In 1971 Lynn began a professional partnership with Conway Twitty. As a duo,"
"a Golden Globe, as was Tommy Lee Jones. Sissy Spacek's Best Actress Oscar win for playing Loretta Lynn created a rarity in the Academy's history in that the real-life Loretta Lynn was in the audience witnessing the victory. That same evening, boxer Jake LaMotta was in the pavilion audience when Robert De Niro won the Best Actor statuette for his portrayal of LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980), making the event even rarer. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Coal Miner's Daughter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on March 7, 1980, under the MCA Nashville"
"as in a prominent scene of the 2012 film ""Dark Shadows"", where a performance by the Carpenters is seen on a television screen. Country music singer Lynn Anderson covered the song in 1973 for her studio album ""Top of the World"", released on Columbia Records. It was the first single released from her album and her version became the first hit. Anderson's cover reached No. 2 on the US country singles chart and No. 74 on ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in mid-1973. The success of Anderson's version prompted the Carpenters to release a new version as a single, where it topped"
"all year long"". Sony Music released ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" as recorded with Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert as a single and video. When the single charted on the Billboard singles chart it made Lynn the first female country recording artist to chart singles in six decades. The video was a top ten hit as voted by the fans on the GAC Top Twenty Video Countdown Show. Lynn, Crow and Lambert we're also nominated for a Country Music association, Academy of Country Music and CMT Video awards for this release. On the GAC Top 50 Videos of 2011 the video ranked"
"describing how ""Country"" she is by saying she loves running through corn fields and singing a country hymn. She later goes on to say, ""if you're lookin' at me, you're lookin' at country"", which is the ultimate summary of the song. The song grew quite a response from listeners, and has been said to be one of Lynn's signature songs. In the 1980 motion picture biography of Lynn, ""Coal Miner's Daughter"", Sissy Spacek (who plays Loretta) sings ""You're Lookin' At Country"" during a concert twice in the film. Spacek sang Lynn's hits herself, and later won her an Academy Award"
"K. T. Oslin Kay Toinette Oslin (born May 15, 1942) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Best known for her 1987 top ten hit country single, ""80's Ladies"". She is also well known for a series of other top-ten country hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s, four of which topped the American Country chart. Worldwide, Oslin, has sold about 5 million albums. As of 2014, she had a net worth of $2 million. Kay Toinette Oslin was born in Crossett, Arkansas. Her father, a foreman at a paper mill, died when she was five years old."
"Honky Tonk Girl"" was then issued as a single under the newly founded and independent Zero Records label in March 1960. ""I'm a Honky Tonk Girl"" was self-promoted by Lynn and her husband, driving from one radio station to another. The effort paid off by that summer when it peaked at number fourteen on the ""Billboard"" country songs chart. The story behind the song's promotion became one of the trademarks of Lynn's career. Its story was profiled in the 1980 film about her life ""Coal Miner's Daughter"" and has been covered by other artists. ""I'm a Honky Tonk Girl"" has"